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The Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) presently has 29 functioning congregations in Scotland, as well as some overseas. [12] These churches belong to seven presbyteries: the Northern, the Skye and Lochcarron, the Inverness, the United States of America, Home & Foreign Missions, the Outer Hebrides and the Southern Presbyteries. [ 13 ]
The Free Church of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: An Eaglais Shaor; [4] Scots: Free Kirk o Scotland) is a conservative evangelical Calvinist denomination in Scotland.It is the continuation of the original Free Church of Scotland that remained outside the union with the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland in 1900, and remains a distinct Presbyterian denomination in Scotland.
The Snizort Free Church, is a place of worship of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) in the township of Skeabost in Snizort on the island of Skye. The church was built in 1847, [1] and was led for some time by Roderick Macleod. [2] [3] In 2023, the minister was Rev. Murdo A N Macleod. [4]
Originally Free Church and UFC Dalneigh Church: Inverness & Bona Church of Scotland: East Church: Inverness & Bona [3] 1798 Church of Scotland: Initially chapel of ease. Rebuilt 1852-53. For a time Free Church and UFC Free North Church Inverness & Bona Free Church: Free Presbyterian Church Inverness & Bona Free Presbyterian: Greyfriars Free ...
Free North Church, Inverness Inverness [65] Rev. Angus MacRae [66] Merkinch Free Church, Inverness Inverness [67] Rev. Chris Davidson [68] Greyfriars Free Church
The word "Free" was suggested and adopted because the new church was to be an anti-slavery church (slavery was an issue in those days), because pews in the churches were to be free to all rather than sold or rented (as was common), and because the new church hoped for the freedom of the Holy Spirit in the services rather than a stifling formality.
The APC made various unsuccessful attempts at encouraging unity among similar churches in Scotland (Free Church of Scotland, International Presbyterian Church, Free Church (Continuing), Reformed Presbyterian Church). Since 1989, the majority of its congregations have merged with Free Church of Scotland congregations.
Roberts was born in Chester and studied at Durham University and the Free Church College, Edinburgh. He was minister of Ayr Free Church from 1974 to 1994 and then at Greyfriars, Inverness until his retirement in 2010. [1] Roberts was instrumental in the formation of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) in 2000.